[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 11156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04342]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-13-2015]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 144--Brunswick, Georgia; Notification of
Proposed Production Activity; Mercedes Benz USA, LLC (Accessorizing
Motor Vehicles); Brunswick, Georgia
The Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority, grantee of
FTZ 144, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to
the FTZ Board on behalf of Mercedes Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA), located in
Brunswick, Georgia. The notification conforming to the requirements of
the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on
February 18, 2015.
The MBUSA facility is located within Site 2 of FTZ 144. The
facility is used for accessorizing passenger motor vehicles. Pursuant
to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific
foreign-status materials and components and specific finished products
described in the submitted notification (as described below) and
subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.
Production under FTZ procedures could exempt MBUSA from customs
duty payments on the foreign status components used in export
production. On its domestic sales, MBUSA would be able to choose the
duty rate during customs entry procedures that applies to passenger
motor vehicles (duty rate 2.5%) for the foreign status components noted
below. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on
foreign status production equipment.
The components sourced from abroad include: Plastic door sills and
strips; wheel rim locks; metal door sills and strips; memory cards;
navigation systems and related parts; entertainment systems; wiring
sets and harnesses; storage compartments; spoilers; and, cup holders
(duty rate ranges from free to 5%).
Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions
shall be addressed to the FTZ Board's Executive Secretary at the
address below. The closing period for their receipt is April 13, 2015.
A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board,
Room 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230-0002, and in the ``Reading Room'' section of the
FTZ Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact Pierre Duy at Pierre.Duy@trade.gov
or (202) 482-1378.
Dated: February 23, 2015.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-04342 Filed 2-27-15; 8:45 am]
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